{"product_id":"blue-smoke-book-deborah-challinor-9781869505066","title":"Blue Smoke","description":"In her bestselling historical romances Tamar and White Feathers  Deborah Challinor introduced feisty Tamar Deane  the Cornish seamstress who became the owner of Auckland's most successful brothel  and whose scandalous affair with Kepa  handsome son of a rangatira  resulted in the birth of her illegitimate son  Joseph.  White Feathers  which continued the story of Tamar and her children against the backdrop of the First World War  ended with the death of her beloved husband Andrew. In the third and concluding volume of the Tamar trilogy  Tamar is now a wealthy widow with an extensive and prosperous estate in the Hawke's Bay  with her children settling into their own relationships  some more happily than others.  In the years leading up to and including World War Two  Tamar struggles to lead her growing family through the economic slump that became the Great Depression. The resulting years of social upheaval  including violent strikes  hunger marches and the Napier Earthquake  leave none of them untouched. When a riding accident almost ends her life  Tamar is forced to draw on her iron will to survive. Left with a permanent limp and a growing awareness of her own mortality  she is forced into ruthless decisions to protect her family and Andrew's dearly loved Kenmore. At the same time  her son James' racist disapproval of her relationship with Kepa and growing flirtation with fascism tests her to the core.  The war wreaks havoc on the extended Murdoch family  and through the eyes of Tamar's grandchildren  we see its awful effect on a generation facing the enemy in both Europe and the Pacific. At the same time  battles are also being fought on the homefront  which don't end when peace finally prevails. In a powerful and wide-reaching conclusion to this compelling family saga  Deborah Challinor explores the effects of war on three generations of a passionate and fiery New Zealand family","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49575936393489,"sku":"GOR003673730","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52642000929041,"sku":"GOR004569861","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1869505069.jpg?v=1751186499","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/blue-smoke-book-deborah-challinor-9781869505066","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}